Democrat James Talarico leads Paxton by six points in the latest Marist poll out last week.

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The New York Times obtained an audio recording of Paxton speaking to conservative donors and lobbyists.

U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton told a ⁠group ⁠of donors that President Donald Trump's ⁠midterm convention hurt him and other Republicans running in November's elections, the New York ​Times reported on Wednesday,

Former special counsel Jack Smith is testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, where GOP members of the committee have accused him of “abuse of authority” and targeting of Republicans.Smith, who secured two indictments against President Donald Trump,

Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith defended two criminal indictments against President Trump on Capitol Hill.

He plans to tell senators that he stands by his prosecutions and will accuse the Trump administration of vilifying him and former members of his team

Special Counsel Jack Smith outlined the charges against former President Donald Trump in an indictment for his handling of classified documents. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday renaming artificial intelligence to “super intelligence” in an effort to rebrand the technology amid calls to rein in its development. Trump has repeatedly characterized whistleblowers’ warnings of insufficient oversight as overblown and a “hoax.

President Trump announced after a meeting with the CEOs of AI companies that they ahd agreed to a "constitution" to self-regulate the industry and also that they agreed to "officially change the name" from "artificial intelligence" to "Super Intelligence.

Trump directed federal agencies to replace "AI" with "Super Intelligence" and announced the rebrand alongside a lineup of tech CEOs.

Fla., discusses President Donald Trump’s meeting with artificial intelligence leaders at the White House and the signing of the White House Accord on Superintelligence on ‘The Bottom Line.’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth plans to announce further cuts to the number of generals and admirals in the military

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to announce a 20% cut to generals and admirals. The decrease will come from the elimination of certain positions and downgrading the rank of others. The

Pete Hegseth will announce a 20 percent cut in general and admiral billets at Quantico, doubling last year’s target to strip headquarters bulk and push authority toward troops. · 0 sources across the spectrum on IJR News.

US ⁠Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is ⁠set to announce a 20% cut in the number of ​positions for generals and admirals when he speaks with hundreds of junior service members at Quantico, ‌Virginia, two U.

Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee blocked a bipartisan effort to prevent President Donald Trump from demolishing the Kennedy Center.

Trump administration lawyers called a judge's block on his plans to renovate the Kennedy Center and add his name an 'existential' threat to venue.

DOJ says the venue is ‘in a state of collapse’ while the president’s Senate ally blocks legislation that would prevent him from demolishing it altogether

President Donald Trump took control of the Kennedy Center 19 months ago. Since then, the center has used up nearly every financial cushion it had, and one arts management expert says it now appears to be "in free fall.

Three leading rabbis across Manhattan say they were never consulted on NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani's antisemitism plan or how funding was allocated.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has debuted a sweeping plan to combat antisemitism and hate crimes against Jewish people in New York City, moving to assuage lingering concerns from critics who view his steadfast

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has debuted a sweeping plan to combat antisemitism and hate crimes against Jewish people in New York City, moving to assuage lingering concerns from critics who view his steadfast

His blueprint comes as several Jewish organizations have blamed the mayor for contributing to antisemitism.